Seahawks lock up Sherman - 4yrs - 57mil, 40mil guaranteed

[smitty_89]

discuss..

Per ESPN

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10896501/richard-sherman-signs-four-year-deal-seattle-seahawks

 

 

 

Seattle Seahawks star Richard Sherman has signed a four-year contract extension worth $57.4 million, a deal that reportedly makes him the NFL's highest-paid cornerback. 

 

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

They're going to be cap strapped eventually...

I think I heard that the contracts of Thomas and Sherman are front-loaded so they are getting their money up front which will allow the Hawks to re-sign Wilson... but what about Wagner?

I guess they could cut Lynch next year to save some money.

[SgtJoo]

He is the best corner in the NFL...

[therealmjl]

Gonna really make it hard for us to retain Josh Norman.

[Mr. Scot]

Lord almighty, these contracts... :unsure:

[thunderraiden]

40 mill on 4 year extention? Hot damn who the hell is his agent. Seahawks runnin' low on cash for Wilson.

[SOJA]

I'd much much rather have Thomas for his deal

[thefuzz]

Goes back to my theory that teams that are able to draft a good QB, and have them play on a rookie deal, are going to be pretty successful for a while as they can spread out the money.

 

 

Most of the SB winners lately have been QB's on rookie deals, or lower deals.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

They're going to be cap strapped eventually...

I think I heard that the contracts of Thomas and Sherman are front-loaded so they are getting their money up front which will allow the Hawks to re-sign Wilson... but what about Wagner?

I guess they could cut Lynch next year to save some money.

 

They have arguably the best secondary in NFL history locked up until 2020. As long as they continue to draft well and find good talent in the UDFA pile they should be good to go.

[joemac]

I saw some poo where the Seahawks are currently like 100 million under the cap in 2016. So I think they will be ok.

[hepcat]

Well, that's a massive contract.  My prediction - Sherman blows out his ACL in a meaningless pre-season game going for a tipped ball in the end zone while concurrently trash talking the receiver about how he's the greatest player in the history of the NFL.  Seattle fans everywhere weep for days.

[Mr. Scot]

Goes back to my theory that teams that are able to draft a good QB, and have them play on a rookie deal, are going to be pretty successful for a while as they can spread out the money.

 

Most of the SB winners lately have been QB's on rookie deals, or lower deals.

 

Most of the teams that have locked up their QBs to hundred million dollar contracts have proceeded to not get to the Super Bowl with them.

 

Likewise, it seems to me that when you see a guy get huge money like this (Revis, for example) the next thing you watch is their downfall.

 

Coincidence or trend?

 

[Mojo]

He deserves it.

[Jai]

Congrats to him, he earned and deserves every bit of it.